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May 31, 2023 | Becker's Hospital Review
350 top AAPI physicians, per Castle Connolly
David K. Imagawa, MD, PhD, professor in the Department of Surgery, is included in Castle Connolly's list of Top AAPI Doctors 2023, which honors 350 doctors across 35 states and 63 specialties.
May 24, 2023 | Medical Xpress
People who live to be 90+ with superior thinking skills found to be resilient to Alzheimer's pathology in their brains
New UCI-led research shows people who live to be 90+ with superior thinking skills are resilient to Alzheimer’s pathology in their brains. The research team included María M. Corrada, ScD, professor in the Department of Neurology, and Roshni Biswas, post-doctoral scholar with The 90+ Study. Read more about this study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.
May 23, 2023 | Everyday Health
Battling Self-Blame and Misconceptions About Renal Cancer as a Black American
M. Leon Seard II, MD, associate professor in the Department of Urology, talks to Everyday Health about how the roadblocks Black Americans face with renal cancer diagnosis and treatment are the same as those they face when dealing with the American healthcare system.
May 19, 2023 | Healthline
Ninety Percent of People Get Epstein-Barr Virus Early in Life. Here’s How It Can Lead to Multiple Sclerosis
New research has uncovered why the Epstein-Barr virus (EPV) may contribute to multiple sclerosis (MS). Michael Sy, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Neurology, talks to Healthline about the findings in recent research.
May 15, 2023 | Healthline
1 in 3 Americans Exposed to Excessive Noise Levels. How to Protect Your Hearing
One in three Americans are exposed to excessive noise levels, according to the latest findings in the Apple Hearing Study. Hamid Djalilian, professor of otolaryngology, shares about causes of excessive noise pollution and insights on hearing loss progression.
May 10, 2023 | Ophthalmology Times
UCI researchers discover new drugs with potential for treating leading causes of blindness in age-related and inherited retinal diseases
Ophthalmology Times covers this UCI-led study where researchers discover new drugs with the potential for treating leading causes of blindness in age-related and inherited retinal diseases.
May 10, 2023 | Live Science
Sleep apnea linked to changes in the brain's wiring that may raise risk of dementia, stroke
Sleep apnea and a lack of deep sleep may be linked to abnormalities in the brain’s white matter, which may raise the risk of dementia and stroke. Live Science talks to Bryce Mander, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, about this recent study published in the journal Neurology.
May 08, 2023 | Neuroscience News
Eye-Opening Drug Discovery May Help Treat Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Krzysztof Palczewski, PhD, Donald Bren Professor of Ophthalmology at the UCI School of Medicine, was a corresponding author on a UCI-led study that was published in the "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences."
May 08, 2023 | Medical Xpress
Team discovers new drugs with potential for treating world's leading causes of blindness in AMD, other diseases
Medical Xpress shares about UCI-led study where researchers have discovered small-molecule drugs with potential clinical utility in the treatment of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy (DR), and retinitis pigmentosa (RP).
May 05, 2023 | Yahoo News
Black maternal mortality rates have spiked. Here’s why, according to experts.
Carol Major, MD, assistant dean and professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, talks to Yahoo Life about why Black maternal mortality rates have spiked.